I have an old letter requesting information for my great grandfather. It says he was born in "the Parish of Fews, Rathmaiden, Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, Ireland". From what I can tell aren't Rathmaiden and Kilmacthomas two seperate towns in the county of Waterford? Thanks for any help...
On Sep 16, 6:49 pm, "Ted Salad" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an old letter requesting information for my great grandfather. It > says he was born in "the Parish of Fews, Rathmaiden, Kilmacthomas, County > Waterford, Ireland". From what I can tell aren't Rathmaiden and > Kilmacthomas two seperate towns in the county of Waterford? > > Thanks for any help... No, neither are towns. Rathmaiden is a townland, which is not a town at all, while Kilmacthomas is a village, and would have been the local post office. So, what you have is a detailed address: Rathmaiden, civil parish of Fews, postal district Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford. Clearer? Regards, The Chief
On Sep 16, 10:37 pm, The Chief <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 16, 6:49 pm, "Ted Salad" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have an old letter requesting information for my great grandfather. It > > says he was born in "the Parish of Fews, Rathmaiden, Kilmacthomas, County > > Waterford, Ireland". From what I can tell aren't Rathmaiden and > > Kilmacthomas two seperate towns in the county of Waterford? > > > Thanks for any help... > > No, neither are towns. Rathmaiden is a townland, which is not a town > at all, while Kilmacthomas is a village, and would have been the local > post office. > So, what you have is a detailed address: > Rathmaiden, civil parish of Fews, postal district Kilmacthomas, Co. > Waterford. > > Clearer? > > Regards, > The Chief yes very clearer thanks....the letter i have was from 1957 and was sent to Registrar of Births Custom House Dublin Irish Free State it was a request for a "certified transcript of his birth record"...any idea where I could get that? I haven't yet researched how to find that yet so just thought i'd ask....anyway thanks for the clarification of the location...i appreciate it..